Senior Financial Accountant

At SunPork Group, we're proud to be Australia's leading farmer-owned and operated pork producer.
With more than 1,500 employees across 50+ locations throughout Australia and New Zealand, we supply premium Australian pork products while remaining committed to animal welfare, sustainability, innovation and food safety.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join our Finance team at Eagle Farm. If you're a qualified CA or CPA professional with a strong technical accounting background looking for a role that combines group statutory reporting, consolidation and business partnering at the executive level within a large and diverse organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role
Reporting to the Group Finance Manager, you'll be the technical accounting authority within the SunPork finance function, playing a key role in delivering group statutory reporting and the external audit, and applying Australian Accounting Standards across the Group.
This is a senior, hands-on role offering genuine variety and impact within a fast-paced environment, requiring the ability to manage competing priorities across a complex, multi-entity group while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. You'll lead the Group's month-end close and consolidation, oversee capital expenditure and asset accounting, and act as the go-to technical reference for the finance team and broader business on new and amended accounting standards.
You'll also partner with business unit GMs and external advisors on complex, group-level matters, contribute to the Group's tax compliance obligations, support treasury reporting on banking covenants, and help mentor and develop a team of qualified and part-qualified accountants.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Group's month-end close and consolidation process, including reviewing key journals, accruals, intercompany eliminations and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Provide oversight of capital expenditure governance and project accounting, including WIP, capitalisation policies, useful lives and impairment testing.
• Prepare, review and deliver consolidated statutory financial statements in compliance with AASB, IFRS and the Corporations Act 2001.
• Maintain and test internal controls over financial reporting, keep the Group accounting policy manual current, and identify system, automation and process improvements.
• Assist the FP&A team with annual budgeting and rolling forecasts at a Group level.
• Liaise with external auditors and assist with planning, delivery and close-out of year-end audits, including negotiating audit positions and resolving technical matters.
• Partner with business unit GMs and external advisors (auditors, tax, banking, insurance) on various matters, presenting financial information clearly.
• Prepare and review the Group's tax compliance obligations, including BAS, FBT and payroll tax, and partner with external advisors on income tax, transfer pricing and tax effect accounting.
• Act as the technical accounting reference point for the business, leading the assessment and implementation of new and amended Australian Accounting Standards.
• Monitor and report on banking covenants and debt compliance.
• Mentor and develop a team of qualified and part-qualified accountants.

About You
You'll be a technically strong and commercially minded finance professional who enjoys partnering across the business and with executive leadership while maintaining exceptional accuracy and attention to detail.

To be successful, you'll have:

• CA ANZ or CPA Australia membership (or equivalent), with ongoing CPD compliance.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Commerce, Business or Finance (or an equivalent qualification recognised by CA ANZ or CPA Australia).
• Minimum five years' experience in group financial reporting, consolidations and external audit delivery, Big 4/mid-tier audit experience combined with a senior commercial role is highly regarded.
• Strong technical command of Australian Accounting Standards (AASB), IFRS and Corporations Act 2001 reporting requirements, including AASB 15, AASB 16, AASB 9 and AASB 141 Agriculture.
• Working knowledge of Australian tax legislation, including income tax, GST, FBT, payroll tax and superannuation guarantee.
• Advanced Excel skills and hands-on experience with ERP and financial reporting systems (SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Fusion, Microsoft Dynamics F&O, Pronto or NetSuite).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to influence at executive level.
• Proven ability to scope, lead and deliver finance projects, managing competing priorities and stakeholders across the business.

Why Join SunPork?

At SunPork, you'll become part of a collaborative Finance team that values technical excellence, continuous improvement and professional development. You'll gain exposure to a diverse national business, work closely with executive leadership, and partner with experienced finance professionals who are passionate about what they do.

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